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Doug Ducey is Soliciting Economic Advice from…Wait for It… His Dentist
June 19, 2021
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Most political operatives and historians (including Democrats) recognize that President Jimmy Carter made a horrible gaffe in his 1980 Presidential Debate with then-former California Governor Ronald Reagan when he appeared to trivialize the threat of nuclear weaponry and proliferation when he said he discussed the vital national security matter with his young daughter Amy. While … Read more
AZ Freedom Riders leave PHX on Juneteenth Holiday Headed for Wash., D.C.
June 19, 2021
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Click arrow to play podcast. As a commemoration of the Freedom Riders of the 60’s civil rights movement, Arizona Freedom Riders left Phoenix on the first celebration of the Juneteenth holiday to push once again for voting rights legislation in Washington, D.C. Four buses carrying almost 200 young and older Black, Latinx, White, middle … Read more
Mark Brnovich does not think (surprise) that the Justice Department should Investigate the Arizona Sham Audit
June 18, 2021
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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, the one that tried to take your health insurance away until the United States Supreme Court stopped him yesterday, is trying to make nice with the Trump Zone Cult base after he would not subscribe to their world view about the November 2020 Presidential election. In trying to get on … Read more
Celebrating Juneteenth With Freedom Rides In Support Of Voting Rights Legislation
June 18, 2021
Facing South reports, Black Voters Matter holds Freedom Ride across the South to promote voting rights (excerpt): Now, with voting rights once again under attack, organizers are borrowing a page from that storied chapter in American history to raise awareness and promote policy solutions — including a voting rights bill named for Lewis. On June … Read more
(UPDATED) Progressive Reaction to the United States Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act
June 17, 2021
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Reaction among progressive circles to the seven to two United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has been universally jubilant in Arizona and across the country. President Joe Biden issued a statement that read: “The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision … Read more
House Votes To Repeal The 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) In Iraq
June 17, 2021
The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed to give legal backing for the Iraq War with the support of Democrats, Republicans and the White House — an unprecedented coalition to end post- 9/11 authorities to engage in hostilities that critics argue are outdated. The Washington Post … Read more
Rational Republicans Bolt from the Party of Trump
June 17, 2021
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While the midterm elections won’t be decided until next year, one thing is certain: The QAnon crazies in the Arizona legislature are about to face a reckoning, as rational Republicans run from the party of Trump. The spike in the GOP exodus came in the days after the January 6 insurrection. There were 233 Republican … Read more
Joe Manchin Shows Cracks In His Opposition To The For The People Act and The Senate Filibuster
June 17, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met with a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss voting rights, one day after he missed a Democratic caucus lunch where the group briefed senators. The Hill reports, Manchin meets with Texas lawmakers on voting rights: Manchin met with Texas state Sen. Royce West (D); Texas state Rep. … Read more
